I got an email today telling me “Your wallet hаs failed the Merge!” from “Metamask” and like an idiot I clicked on the link and started entering my secret key to my MetaMask wallet to “upgrade” my wallet. I was midway through doing that when I had the common sense to check the URL, which was mergesmeta[dot]com. Then I checked the email sender and it was “info@hiringacademy.com.”
Needless to say it was a scam email. None of the links work on this webpage. Just sending a reminder for more users who are not following every news or having every bit of technical information.
To quote Ethererum’s official website (https://ethereum.org/en/upgrades/merge/),
Despite swapping out proof-of-work, the entire history of Ethereum since genesis remained intact and unaltered by the transition to proof-of-stake. Any funds held in your wallet before The Merge are still accessible after The Merge. No action is required to upgrade on your part.
Be careful out there. Screenshot of the scam/phishing site below:
In hindsight I’m just dumb, but even if it helps 1 person out there I’d be glad.
